"The only woman for my heart is you, Marie. I've loved you for way longer than you think."

In a land lost in time, Gustav Freytag and a genie explore the exciting world of modern literature to help unite writers of all kinds--and see how much they've grown in the past 200 years... with a magical twist. *** Get ready for a new, exciting opportunity for Wattpad writers in the world of Unification, where writers unite in friendly competition to support each other--and maybe even win an award! If not, learn a little bit about the backbone of creative writing! As the Undiscovered explore a new world, new friendships will blossom, and they will meet the awards' genie, a young writer eager to share their stories and help them receive the recognition they deserve, as well as the famous Gustav Freytag, while they continue to grow as writers. After all, in Unification, anything is possible. *** *A Unification mini awards to help prepare for the main one in early 2026!* *Note: I'm still relatively new to hosting awards, so I ask for patience and cooperation.*

𝑾𝑬𝑳𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑬 to a unique Wattpad experience - where your story meets a reader who actually reads. I don't just skim. I dive into your world, leave thoughtful comments, vote on every chapter, and give your book the attention it truly deserves. 📖 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭? ✅ Honest review in my review book ✅ Chapter comments ✅ Votes ✅ Chance to be added to my reading list ⚠️ 𝐍𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞. 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. Just read the info chapter and fill out the form! 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒅? 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫: 𝐋𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐝𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫_

From a young age Nixie Ellington always knew she was different. Perhaps, the feeling started when she was six years of age and realized she could talk to snakes. Maybe, it was when magic came so effortlessly to her. It was no surprise what house the sorting hat called out when she was eleven. "A peculiar girl indeed. Determined, ambitious, and loyal. I would go as far to say, wickedly devious. The only place you belong here is...Slytherin!" Nixie is smart, classy, yet carries a dark streak she tries so hard to keep at bay. Now at sixteen the truth comes to light, and she is faced with a darkness she can not run from. While everything that she has ever known is thrown to the wind, the only thing keeping her grounded is the blonde hair and grey eyed Slytherin boy she has grown up with from Hogwarts. Draco Malfoy. She cannot deny the bond that has developed between them, but soon she will have to choose between a life she craves, or the life she was born into. Forbidden things have a secret charm.... ***ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: Author (Ella Thorn), retains all copyright ownership of their work and does not grant permission for others to use, copy, or distribute it without explicit authorization. This includes rights like distribution, performance, and creation of derivative works.***

𝑳𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚? 𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆! 𝑨𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒉, 𝒏𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒊𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘! 𝑭𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓. 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒗𝒂, 𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐 𝑰 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒌, 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝑨𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂

He was her brother's best friend. She was the one girl he was never supposed to fall for. But life has never followed the rules-not for Alex and Estella. Between whispered confessions, missed chances, and kisses that taste like home, their story was never simple. It's been years of growing up side by side, of holding back and holding on, of unsaid things and almost moments. And now, finally, it's time to write the next chapter. Together. With a group of wildly chaotic friends who blur the lines between family and comedy troupe, and a history full of heartbreak and healing, Alex and Estella navigate love that's been earned the hard way. **Story is told in third person.**

🍓 THE STRAWBERRY AWARDS - compete with others to see where you fall in the rankings, get feedback on your stories, and have fun! 🍓 OPEN ( 🍓 ) - TEEN FICTION AND NONFICTION/REALISTIC FICTION JUDGING ( 🧊 ) CLOSED BUT JUDGING ( - ) PENDING RESULTS ( - ) CLOSED ( - ) 🧊 Participate and have fun! 🧊

⋮ ⌗ ┆ In the Great Hall of Hogwarts school of 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐲, by the 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧, the Goblet entices each Wizard and Witch to put forth their magical parchments full of stories and tales to tell. Because a story is not just a story but a 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 with some dark arts but a divination and apparition to the other universe. 𓍯𓂃° ── .✦ And so, every such 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 as well as the Wizard/Witch must be acknowledged to make their own place in the 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. ᛝ ⚯ ͛ : 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐠𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥? ‧₊˚.

Born with venom in her veins and raised by jungle assassins, sixteen-year-old Vishaa is the last hope of the dying Vishkanya sisterhood. Her blood is poison - and the key to a legendary relic said to cure anything: the Serpent Crown. To save her fading temple and her ailing mentor, Vishaa must journey beyond the jungle into the heart of the Ave Kingdom, where the crown is locked deep within the palace vault. But alliances are treacherous, and deals demand more than gold. A charming prince wants her blood, a loyal friend may not be loyal at all, and a prophecy whispers that the Venomborn is destined to fall. With a pet snake who can steal memories and a tune in her head no one taught her, Vishaa must untangle truths from lies - and survive a world that sees her as either a monster or a miracle. The venom can kill. But the betrayal might come first.